Keeping Australia's older workers in the labour force. A policy perspective.
Introduction As in other western industrialised countries the proportion of older Australians is rising. While structural ageing is not yet as pronounced as it is in Europe, this changing demographic profile has significant labour market implications. Population projections indicate that over the next 25 years around seven...

Australian early retirement tax biases prior to July 2007 and the likely effects of tax reform on retirement plans.
1 Introduction The demographic prognosis for the twenty-first century is that all national populations will age structurally and most in the developed world will ultimately decline in size. Australia's structural ageing is less pronounced than that in many other countries, but it will nevertheless experience reduced population...

Planning for an early retirement.
Byline: Madhu T (##include msid=2459375,type=9 ##) Some would rather head for the mountains. Others, the sea. Given a choice, who wouldn't like to hang up their boots sooner than the customary retirement age of 60? Quit the rat race and do one's own thing at...

Planning for an early retirement.
Byline: Madhu T (##include msid=2459375,type=9 ##) Some would rather head for the mountains. Others, the sea. Given a choice, who wouldn't like to hang up their boots sooner than the customary retirement age of 60? Quit the rat race and do one's own thing at...

One in Four Companies Planning Layoffs, But Most Taking Measured Approach to Economic Crisis, Watson Wyatt Survey Finds.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As the impact of the global economic crisis takes hold, a quarter of U.S. employers expect to make layoffs in the next 12 months. However, most companies are focusing on increased employee communication and smaller cost-saving measures, according to a survey by Watson Wyatt,...

Your Complete Guide to Early Retirement.
Your Complete Guide to Early Retirement Sandy Baker Atlantic Publishing Inc. 1405 SW 6th Avenue, Ocala, FL 34471 9780910627931 $24.95 www.atlantic-pub.com This step-by-step plan for early retirement offers in-depth advice on three key tips to early retirement: managing expenses...

Agent Ecosse.
Could this be mission impossible for Gavin Fergie? Working for Unite/CPHVA is not too dissimilar to employment with the Spooks. You are getting on with the work, but then the Blackberry buzzes at your elbow. The message informs you of your next mission before self-deleting in three...

The only job I ever wanted: leaving the Washington Post.
May 31 was the last day at the Washington Post for me and dozens of reporters, editors, photographers, artists and other journalists who have volunteered to take early retirement packages. When historians look back at the challenges that American newspapers faced in the early years of the...

Goldsmiths.
All change at Goldsmiths: Sam Fisher is taking early retirement from the art department, having presided over the BA in fine art as programme leader since 1993. More recently he has been director of undergraduate studies. Janet Hand, head of the department and assistant director of research, left earlier...

Hospital reducing staff by 37 to trim costs.
Byline: Karen Nugent LEOMINSTER - In an effort to curtail rising energy and other costs, the UMass Memorial HealthAlliance - Leominster Campus has offered early retirement and enhanced severance packages to 90 eligible employees. The hospital, part of Worcester-based UMass Memorial Health Care, also plans...